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Apex Legends pop-up stores to open in Japan, bringing new merch & new color variant of Nessie plushie
Apex Legends pop-up stores to open in Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), bringing new merch & new color variant of Nessie plushie.
Soul Tolerance combines Sapporo, Japan with retro-looking voxel art
Soul Tolerance combines Sapporo, Japan with retro-looking voxel art. A Kickstarter campaign for this investigative sci-fi RPG is ongoing, and the developer plans to release it for PC and consoles.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – “Gorilla Link” is on the loose
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – “Gorilla Link” is on the loose. As the name suggests, it’s a phenomenon where Link slouches over and puts his arms out in front of him like a gorilla.
Egglia Rebirth announced for Nintendo Switch in Japan, launching in December [UPDATE]
Turn-based RPG Egglia Rebirth announced for Nintendo Switch in Japan, launching in December. The original Egglia was released for smartphones in 2017.
Headache, an abandoned museum exploration horror game, is coming to Steam Nov. 19
Headache, an abandoned museum exploration horror game, is coming to Steam Nov. 19 PST. Headache is being developed by MONZEN, a university student living in Japan.
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Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
nintendo
Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.
